As used in this part 7 of division IV, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Facility" means facility as defined in section 455B.442, subsection 2.
2. "Hazardous waste" means hazardous waste as defined in section 455B.411, subsection 3, and section 455B.464.
3. "Land disposal" means either of the following:
a. Disposal of hazardous wastes on or into the land, including, but not limited to, landfill, surface impoundment, waste piles, land spreading, and coburial with municipal garbage.
b. Treatment of hazardous wastes on or in the land, such as neutralization and evaporation ponds and land farming, where the treatment residues are hazardous wastes and are not removed for subsequent processing or disposal within one year.
"Land disposal" does not include long-term storage as defined in subsection 4.
4. "Long-term storage" means the above-ground containment of stabilized or solidified hazardous waste on a temporary basis or for a period of years in a manner that does not constitute disposal of hazardous waste.
5. "Restricted waste" means a hazardous waste or any other waste which is determined by rule of the commission to be a significant environmental burden if disposed of at a land disposal facility.
6. "Storage" means the containment of a hazardous waste for a period less than one year in a manner consistent with the requirements of 42 U.S.C. §6921-6934 as amended to January 1, 1981 and the regulations adopted pursuant to those sections.
85 Acts, ch 202, §2
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